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District could have acted earlier as Cypress Academy neared collapse

by Marta Jewson

The Orleans Parish School Board cast itself as a rescue squad in taking charge of Cypress Academy after the charter school announced, three days before summer vacation, that it would not be reopening in the fall. Some parents and education community leaders are wondering if the school board’s hands-off approach wasn’t the problem from which […]

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Opponents say Entergy’s proposed power plant is an old-fashioned solution in search of a problem

by Michael Isaac Stein

Entergy says a new plant can handle periods of unusually high demand, and it will protect against a catastrophic situation in which the city can’t get power. Energy experts and opponents say the company’s argument doesn’t hold up, and it has an incentive to build new facilities rather than improve transmission reliability. […]

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Louisiana DAs offer motorists a deal: Write us a check and we’ll dismiss your speeding ticket

by Samantha Sunne

Some people who get speeding tickets are given the option to write a check to the local district attorney’s office, which keeps the ticket out of court and off their driving record. The money stays with the DA. Public defenders, which rely on revenue from traffic tickets in court, say these diversion programs have hurt their budgets. […]

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